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A sight that might cause cognitive dissonance (mental distress/discomfort) in some space fans, here we can see the Soviet Buran space shuttle taking off under its own power on a test flight, powered by ТРД АЛ-31 jet engines. (Source: USSR/Unknown, Buran Test Flight, 1986, 🔈 )

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